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Crime report for 1/17-1/20
Tue,01/21/25-2:00AM , 2053 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
ARRESTS
Jimmie Lee Riggs, 67, 800 Linden Ave., DUI (first offense), released on bond.
Erica Shanetta Spivey, 32, 531 Taylor Drive, driving without a license, running red light, possession of marijuana in motor vehicle, released on bond.
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State high court suspends former Clarksdale judge Carlos E. Moore
By THE PRESS REGISTER
Mon,01/20/25-9:02PM , 2040 Reads 24,422 Statewide
The Supreme Court of Mississippi Bar Complaint Tribunal has suspended former Clarksdale Municipal Judge Carlos E. Moore.
In the 21-page opinion and final judgement filed Dec. 31, the Mississippi Bar suspended Moore from practicing in the Magnolia State and that suspension is also recognized in various other states in the country.
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This Greenwood Police Department Taser is capable of giving an individual a 50,000-volt shock. Mississippi Today and The New York Times found law enforcement agencies around the state have inconsistent policies and records regarding Taser usage. In Greenwood, Leflore County and Carroll County, Tasers have rarely been deployed in the field. (By Kevin Edwards, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Area agencies rarely use Tasers
By KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Sat,01/18/25-2:00AM , 1636 Reads
Taser usage in Mississippi is fraught with a lack of oversight and recordkeeping, according to a recent news investigation, but law enforcement agencies in Leflore and Carroll counties say the weapon is rarely if ever deployed when making arrests.
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Crime report for 1/16-1/17
Sat,01/18/25-2:00AM , 1567 Reads
GREENWOOD POLICE DEPT.
INCIDENTS
On Jan. 16 around 9:11 a.m., a woman filed a report at the station about a missing U-Haul trailer.
On Jan. 16 around 11:46 a.m., a woman filed a report at the station about fraudulent transactions made from her bank account.
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